Lileana Blain-Cruz
Latest News on Lileana Blain-Cruz:
Video: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater First Look (Nov 20, 2024)
SOUTH PACIFIC Benefit Reunion Will Honor Vivian Beaumont Allen, Mitzi E. Newhouse & Claire Tow (Nov 18, 2024)
Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater (Nov 7, 2024)
Video: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater First Look (Nov 20, 2024)
SOUTH PACIFIC Benefit Reunion Will Honor Vivian Beaumont Allen, Mitzi E. Newhouse & Claire Tow (Nov 18, 2024)
Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater (Nov 7, 2024)
BIO
LCT: Pipeline; the LCT3 productions of Marys Seacole (Obie Award), War (also Yale Rep); also Resident Director. Recent projects include Dreaming Zenzile (St. Louis Rep, McCarter, upcoming at NYTW/National Black Theatre); …(Iphigenia) (MASS MoCA, Arts Emerson, Kennedy Center); Hansel and Gretel (film for Houston Grand Opera); Anatomy of a Suicide (Atlantic); Fefu and Her Friends (TFANA); Girls (Yale Rep); Faust (Opera Omaha); The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World (Obie Award), Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (Signature); Thunderbodies, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Soho Rep); The House That Will Not Stand, Red Speedo (NYTW); Henry IV, Part One, Much Ado About Nothing (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); The Bluest Eye (The Guthrie); Salome (JACK); and Hollow Roots (the Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theater). 2021 Doris Duke Artist, 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist, 2018 United States Artists Fellow. Upcoming: The Listeners (Opera Norway).
Productions
Awards and Nominations
Drama League Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Lileana Blain-Cruz, Dreaming Zenzile
Drama League Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Lileana Blain-Cruz, White Girl in Danger
winner
Drama League Awards - 2022 - Founders Award for Excellence in Directing
Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Skin Of Our Teeth
Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Direction of a Play
Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Skin of Our Teeth
winner
Obie Awards - 2019 - Special Citations
Lileana Blain Cruz, Marys Seacole
The Lortels - 2018 - Outstanding Director
Lileana Blain-Cruz, Pipeline
winner
Obie Awards - 2017 - Directing
Lileana Blain-Cruz, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World
Videos
Video: Director Lileana Blain-Cruz Discusses Latin American Influences in The Met's EL NIÑO
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 6, 2024
Exclusive: Listen to 'Why I Kill' From Michael R. Jackson's WHITE GIRL IN DANGER
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2024
Video: Go Inside the Photo Shoot for EL NIÑO at the Metropolitan Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 24, 2024
Video: The Company of WHITE GIRL IN DANGER on Living in Michael R. Jackson's World
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2023
Meet the 2022 Tony Nominees: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH's Lileana Blain-Cruz
by Nicole Rosky - May 20, 2022
VIDEO: First Look at THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, Opening Tonight at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2022
TV: Watch Highlights from Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE, Opening Tonight at LCT
by BroadwayWorld TV - Jul 10, 2017
News
Video: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater First Look
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT is currently in previews. Get a first look at footage from the production and see how to purchase tickets.
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT is currently in previews. Get a first look at footage from the production and see how to purchase tickets.
SOUTH PACIFIC Benefit Reunion Will Honor Vivian Beaumont Allen, Mitzi E. Newhouse & Claire Tow
Lincoln Center Theater’s Gala performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC will honor the three extraordinary women for whom its three theaters are named: Vivian Beaumont Allen, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow.
Lincoln Center Theater’s Gala performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC will honor the three extraordinary women for whom its three theaters are named: Vivian Beaumont Allen, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow.
Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT is currently in previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Check out all new production photos here!
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT is currently in previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Check out all new production photos here!
LCT's THE BLOOD QUILT to Offer $39 Tickets Through Online Lottery
Lincoln Center Theater is launching an online ticket lottery for its production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT. Gathering at their childhood island home off the coast of Georgia, four sisters meet to create a family quilt to honor their recently deceased mother. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase discounted tickets.
Lincoln Center Theater is launching an online ticket lottery for its production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT. Gathering at their childhood island home off the coast of Georgia, four sisters meet to create a family quilt to honor their recently deceased mother. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase discounted tickets.
Pre-Broadway Run of Prince's PURPLE RAIN Musical Delays World Premiere
A stage adaptation of Prince's film and album, Purple Rain, will make its World Premiere next year, but fans will have to wait a little bit longer for it than originally planned.
A stage adaptation of Prince's film and album, Purple Rain, will make its World Premiere next year, but fans will have to wait a little bit longer for it than originally planned.
Review: Droning Overwhelms the Lives of THE LISTENERS in New Mazzoli-Vavrek Opera
It’s fascinating that within two weeks, as the new US opera season began in earnest, Northeast operagoers heard a pair of new (or new-ish) operas by well-known creators: the US premiere of THE LISTENERS at Opera Philadelphia, by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek and the much-revised GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant, the gala opening night at the Met.
It’s fascinating that within two weeks, as the new US opera season began in earnest, Northeast operagoers heard a pair of new (or new-ish) operas by well-known creators: the US premiere of THE LISTENERS at Opera Philadelphia, by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek and the much-revised GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant, the gala opening night at the Met.
Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT Rehearsals at Lincoln Center Theater
Get a first look inside rehearsals for the Lincoln Center Theater production of THE BLOOD QUILT. The play is written by Katori Hall and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Get a first look inside rehearsals for the Lincoln Center Theater production of THE BLOOD QUILT. The play is written by Katori Hall and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
What's Opening Off-Broadway in Fall 2024
Check out a full list of what's opening Off-Broadway this fall! Productions will star big names including Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, and many more! See what Off-Broadway has to offer and check out BroadwayWorld's complete list.
Check out a full list of what's opening Off-Broadway this fall! Productions will star big names including Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, and many more! See what Off-Broadway has to offer and check out BroadwayWorld's complete list.
Cast Set for THE BLOOD QUILT By Katori Hall at Lincoln Center Theater
Lincoln Center Theater has revealed the cast for its upcoming production of THE BLOOD QUILT, by Katori Hall, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. See who is starring and learn more about the production.
Lincoln Center Theater has revealed the cast for its upcoming production of THE BLOOD QUILT, by Katori Hall, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. See who is starring and learn more about the production.
Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs, and More Will Lead THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading
THE APPLE BOYS, a new fast-paced musical comedy set in Gilded Age Coney Island, with book by Jono Lyons and music and lyrics by 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema, will have industry presentations on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 in Manhattan at Ripley Grier 38th St. Studios.
THE APPLE BOYS, a new fast-paced musical comedy set in Gilded Age Coney Island, with book by Jono Lyons and music and lyrics by 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema, will have industry presentations on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 in Manhattan at Ripley Grier 38th St. Studios.
Theatre For A New Audience Founder Jeffrey Horowitz To Retire
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
New York Theatre Workshop Unveils 2024/25 2050 Administrative And Artistic Fellows
New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the 2024/25 2050 Administrative and Artistic Fellows, highlighting emerging talent in theatre administration and artistic fields. Learn more!
New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the 2024/25 2050 Administrative and Artistic Fellows, highlighting emerging talent in theatre administration and artistic fields. Learn more!
PURPLE RAIN Musical Unveils Additional Creative Team and Minneapolis Dates
Additional creative team members and performance dates have been revealed for the pre-Broadway world premiere stage adaptation of Prince’s legendary film and album, PURPLE RAIN. See how to purchase tickets.
Additional creative team members and performance dates have been revealed for the pre-Broadway world premiere stage adaptation of Prince’s legendary film and album, PURPLE RAIN. See how to purchase tickets.
MCNEAL Starring Robert Downey, Jr., FLOYD COLLINS, and More Set For Lincoln Center's 2024-25 Broadway Season
Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2024-2025 season of productions, including Robert Downey, Jr.'s Broadway debut, the Broadway premiere of Adam Guettel and Tina Landau's Floyd Collins, and more.
Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2024-2025 season of productions, including Robert Downey, Jr.'s Broadway debut, the Broadway premiere of Adam Guettel and Tina Landau's Floyd Collins, and more.
Photos: Inside VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA Opening at Lincoln Center Theater
See photos from Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Lincoln Center Theater! Learn more about the event!
See photos from Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Lincoln Center Theater! Learn more about the event!
FALCON GIRLS World Premiere & More Set for Yale Repertory Theatre 2024-25 Season
Yale Repertory Theatre has revealed its 2024–25 season of five productions. Learn more about the five shows in the season and see how to purchase tickets.
Yale Repertory Theatre has revealed its 2024–25 season of five productions. Learn more about the five shows in the season and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Watch Excerpts from The Met Opera's EL NIÑO
Watch excerpts from The Met Opera's El Niño, running through May 17th. In these videos, the chorus sings 'For With God No Thing Shall Be Impossible,' from Part I and 'In the Day of the Great Slaughter' from Part II during the final dress rehearsal.
Watch excerpts from The Met Opera's El Niño, running through May 17th. In these videos, the chorus sings 'For With God No Thing Shall Be Impossible,' from Part I and 'In the Day of the Great Slaughter' from Part II during the final dress rehearsal.
Video: Go Behind the Scenes at Met Opera's EL NIÑO
Go behind the scenes of John Adams’s El Niño and watch the cast and creative team bring Lileana Blain-Cruz’s vibrant production to life in the video here!
Go behind the scenes of John Adams’s El Niño and watch the cast and creative team bring Lileana Blain-Cruz’s vibrant production to life in the video here!
Arena Stage Unveils New Sponsorship With 'Crown Castle' For Allen Lee Hughes BIPOC Fellowship
Arena Stage will launch a new sponsorship with Crown Castle for the Allen Lee Hughes BIPOC Fellowship, furthering their commitment to diversity in the arts.
Arena Stage will launch a new sponsorship with Crown Castle for the Allen Lee Hughes BIPOC Fellowship, furthering their commitment to diversity in the arts.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of UNCLE VANYA on Broadway
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Anton Chekhov’s UNCLE VANYA, with a new version by Heidi Schreck and directed by Lila Neugebauer, just celebrated its opening night at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Check out photos from inside the big night!
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Anton Chekhov’s UNCLE VANYA, with a new version by Heidi Schreck and directed by Lila Neugebauer, just celebrated its opening night at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Check out photos from inside the big night!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Lileana Blain-Cruz been nominated for?
Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama League Awards) for Dreaming Zenzile, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama League Awards) for White Girl in Danger, Founders Award for Excellence in Directing (Drama League Awards) for The Skin Of Our Teeth, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Skin of Our Teeth, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Marys Seacole, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Pipeline and Directing (Obie Awards) for The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World.
What awards has Lileana Blain-Cruz won?
Lileana Blain-Cruz has won the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing from the Drama League Awards for The Skin Of Our Teeth. She also received Special Citations from the Obie Awards for Marys Seacole and the award for Directing from the Obie Awards for The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World.
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